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Japan considers reactor coversWorld NewsMar 30, 2011An aerial view of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is seen in Fukushima Prefecture in this photo taken by Air Photo Service on March 24.(AP-Yonhap) SENDAI, Japan (AFP) ― Japan was Wednesd... -
Inflation worries push consumer confidence lowerWorld BusinessMar 30, 2011NEW YORK (AP) ― Rising prices at the gas pump and in grocery aisles are starting to crimp shoppers’ outlook. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply from a three-year high in F...
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Developing economies’ lead over rivals has risksWorld BusinessMar 30, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) ― The world’s biggest economies are recovering from the Great Recession at troublesome speeds: too fast or too slow. China, India and other major developing countries quickly returne... -
Global rock stars knockin’ on China’s doorWorld NewsMar 30, 2011SHANGHAI (AFP) ― Bob Dylan’s first China concerts next month could be a sign the times are a-changing as the world’s biggest promoters make a push to bring more international music stars to the mainl... -
India and Pakistan to ...cooperate on terror probeWorld NewsMar 30, 2011NEW DELHI (AP) ― Pakistan has agreed to host Indian investigators looking into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks blamed on Pakistan-based militants, the two countries announced Tuesday after talks aimed...
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Israel may annex West Bank’s Jewish settlementsWorld NewsMar 30, 2011JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel is considering annexing major West Bank settlement blocs if the Palestinians unilaterally seek world recognition of a state, an Israeli official said Tuesday ― moves that woul...
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Biggest spike in radiation at Japan power plantWorld NewsMar 30, 2011TOKYO (AP) _ Seawater outside the hobbled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan was found to contain 3,335 times the usual amount of radioactive iodine _ the highest rate yet and a sign that more... -
Indian woman conceives IVF baby using dead husband’s spermWorld NewsMar 30, 2011An Indian woman in England is pregnant with her dead husband’s child five years after her husband died of blood cancer, Times of India reported Tuesday. Anurita, 40, a civil servant in England had I... -
Plutonium seeps from Japanese nuclear plantWorld NewsMar 29, 2011TOKYO (AP) ― Highly toxic plutonium is seeping from the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan’s tsunami disaster zone into the soil outside, officials said Tuesday, further complicating the delicate o...
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Thailand will adjust rates to curb inflationWorld BusinessMar 29, 2011Thailand’s central bank may raise interest rates further as oil above $100 a barrel and surging food prices add to inflation pressures stoked by the fastest economic growth in 15 years. “The risk on...
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Japan’s farmers battle nuclear scareWorld NewsMar 29, 2011NIHONMATSU, Japan (AFP) ― Farmers are facing the bitter aftermath of Japan’s nuclear emergency, which could see crops left to rot over a vast swathe of the country’s agricultural heartland. Growing ... -
Jilted pensioner shoots neighbor’s houseMar 29, 2011A woman fired four bullets at her neighbor’s home after he refused to give her a kiss, news reports said. Helen Staudinger, 92, from Florida, was having an “affair” with her 53-year-old neighbor, Dw... -
Blast at Yemen explosives factory kills 78World NewsMar 28, 2011SANAA, Yemen (AP) _ Yemen officials say 78 people were killed in a blast at an explosives factory after it was briefly taken over by militants and then looted by civilians. Medical and security offi...
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Seawater radiation may be spreading in JapanWorld NewsMar 28, 2011TOKYO (AP) ― Workers at Japan’s damaged nuclear plant raced to pump out contaminated water suspected of sending radioactivity levels soaring as officials warned Monday that radiation seeping from the...
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Markets more predictable than you thinkWorld BusinessMar 28, 2011Stock movements may seem irrational, but they tend to follow patterns even in times of crisis NEW YORK (AP) ― The threat of severe nuclear contamination from a breached Japanese nuclear reactor stil...
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